Chapter LXI. *relative to Appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States.* August 6, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That in all cases of appeal, 320THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
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Chap. LXI.— An Act *relative to Appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States.* August 6, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That in all cases of appeal, 320THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 61, 62. 1861.In appeals to federal Supreme Court by both parties, a transcript of the record tiled by either party may be used in both appeals.which have been or may hereafter be duly taken by both parties from the judgment or decree of any district or circuit court to the Supremo Court of the United States, a transcript of the record filed in the Supreme Court of the United States by either party on his appeal may be used on both appeals; and whenever in such cases one record shall have been, or may hereafter be, filed by either party in the said Supreme Court, both appeals shall be heard thereon by the court in the same manner as if records hail been filed by the appellants in both cases.
Sec. 2. Federal district attorneys in California may certify, &c., records in land cases. *And be it further enacted,* That the district attorney of the United States of any district in California may transcribe and certify to the Supreme Court of the United States the records of the district court of his proper district in all land cases wherein the United States is a party, upon which appeals have been or may be taken to the Supreme Effect of such transcript of record.Court of the United States; arid records so certified by such district attorney under his hand, and tiled in the Supreme Court of the United States, shall be taken as true and valid transcripts, to the same intent and purpose as if certified by the clerk of the proper district court; and the said district attorneys for the districts of California shall be authorized to Such attorneys may employ clerks.employ such clerks, not exceeding three in number, as may be necessary to transcribe such records, at a compensation, for each of such clerks, not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars per month, which shall be paid out of the appropriation for special and other extraordinary expenses of Duty of clerks of courts in such cases.California land claims; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of any district court in California, on request of the district attorney of that district, to deliver to him the records in the cases before-mentioned on which appeals have been or may be taken, for the purpose of having them transcribed; and upon refusal or failure to do so, such clerk shall forfeit and pay to the United States the sum of five thousand dollars for each Penalty.offence, to be recovered in an action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction; and such clerk shall, moreover, be incapable of holding his said office of clerk, or any office under the United States.
Approved, August 6, 1861. Chapter LXII: to create a Metropolitan Police District of the District of Columbia, and to establish a Police therefor. 11 Stat. 320 1861-08-06 Chapter LXII Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-23 37 1 public
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Chapter LXI
*relative to Appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States.* August 6, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That in all cases of appeal, 320THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
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